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Question of the day: does it make sense to build public-subsidized housing near pollution?

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 12/23/2009 - 06:00.

New government-subsidized market-rate Tremont Pointe development located next to Mittal Cleveland Works steel mill and expanding I-490 freeway, in the toxic Cuyahoga River valley

The 2002 Canadian scientific report "Air pollution induces heritable DNA mutations" finds "Integrated steel production generates chemical pollution containing compounds that can induce genetic damage." And, the 2009 German report "Long-term exposure to traffic-related particulate matter impairs cognitive function in the elderly" finds "chronic exposure to traffic-related PM (particulate matter) may be involved in the pathogenesis of AD (Alzheimer's Disease)"

So, who thought it was a good idea to spend $43 million of scarce government and quasi-public funding to build Tremont Pointe government-subsidized housing, located within scent and fallout of the Mittal Cleveland Works Steel mill, and other highly polluting industry of the Cleveland Flats, and directly adjacent to the I-490 freeway, planned to have increased polluting traffic through expansion as the "Opportunity Corridor"?

Time to end the Neocon con game

Submitted by Eternity on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 18:48.

Bruce Cameron @ Consortium News - As Washington’s long debate on the Afghan war unfolded, one group had an unhealthy advantage though – based on its record – it should have had no influence at all. These are the neoconservatives, and they have captured The Washington Post’s editorial pages along with other outlets of elite opinion.

Critical observers continue to raise their voice in solidarity

Submitted by Eternity on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 23:38.

Max Eternity - A network of Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats are rallying around Barack Obama, the man Michael Moore now describes as "New War President".  A core aspect of this Rovian strategy, concealing Obama's duplicity, is to hijack the Progressive Left through a campaign of infiltration, disinformation and COINTELPRO-styled intimidation.

"Power Concedes Nothing Without Demand" says Amy Goodman on Tavis Smiley Show (VIDEO)

Submitted by Eternity on Sat, 12/12/2009 - 09:13.

Max Eternity - Quoting Fredrick Douglass on the subject of politics and power, celebrated journalist and independent TV host of Democracy Now!, Amy Goodman, commented recently that "Power concedes nothing without a demand." Goodman was being interviewed by PBS TV host, Tavis Smiley, when she made the statement, referring to the fact that even with a Democrat in the White House, progressive change will not occur if citizens do not hold leadership to account.

Absolute Power and the Reign of Terror

Submitted by lmcshane on Sun, 12/06/2009 - 08:42.

ODOT and the control over ODOT to determine real estate and land use in NEO has been a reign of terror and an abuse of absolute power.  Whole neighborhoods and communities have been systematically wiped out.  Neighbors are expendable.

In the past, it was apparent that the man with absolute power was Albert S. Porter, County Engineer and Democratic Party Chair.*  

Clark Avenue Bridge, Longest Span in the Country, Cleveland, Ohio ca. 1917 Postcard

Submitted by RAG on Fri, 12/04/2009 - 12:26.
Clark Avenue Bridge, Longest Span in the Country, Cleveland, Ohio ca. 1917

 

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Clark Avenue Bridge, Longest Span in the Country, Cleveland, Ohio ca. 1917

A couple of concrete supports are still around. There are 2 at the bottom of Clark hill and Quigley. I 've heard that no one is sure who owns them. That seems odd. I think that they should be preserved in any case.

For more photos follow this link.

Old Lincoln High on Scranton and other Clark Avenue Historic Photos

Submitted by RAG on Fri, 12/04/2009 - 12:12.
Old Lincoln High on Scranton Road

Clark Avenue and Scranton Historic Photos

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St Michael the Archangel under Construction ca. 1890

Submitted by RAG on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 20:02.
St Michael Church under construction

 

St Michael Church under construction at Clark and Scranton ca. 1890. Roof is incomplete and the steeples are yet to built. I never imagined that the stone was originally light.

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Harvey Pekar at the Cleveland Public Library - Eastman Branch

Submitted by newmillenniumli... on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 15:23.

Before there was reality television and Jerry Seinfeld, there was Harvey Pekar.  For over 30 years, his autobiographical comic book series American Splendor has elevated day-to-day existence into art.  At the podium, he is mundane yet poetic, honest and profound, and shares his unique views in a not-to-be-missed multi-media presentation.

Get up close and personal with the master of the mundane when he visits the Eastman Branch of the Cleveland Public Library.  This program is free and open to the public.

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Day to Night

Submitted by lmcshane on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 08:48.


As the day becomes night, should we fear the darkness?

Med Grow Cannabis College opens in Michigan

Submitted by Eternity on Sat, 11/28/2009 - 15:54.

Max Eternity - The state of Michigan has opened the first cannabis college in the United States. 

It's a decision that could, in the long-term, prove a shrewd move--benefiting the state's economy.

Too, in a broader context, with medical marijuana now being legal in a few states, certain questions arise:

"We will demand that our leaders take us and this property serious and FIX IT" - "Citizen" Ed Hauser, May 26, 2006

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 11/27/2009 - 03:40.

Front signage for Cleveland Coast Guard Station

In reviewing REALNEO for material on the historic Cleveland U.S. Coast Guard Station, to accompany these November 25, 2009, photographs and Thanksgiving Day Pans of the Coast Guard site, I came across the May, 2006, REALNEO discussion "COAST GUARD IDEAS" about what should be done with the site... with a lengthy vision from "Citizen" Ed Hauser.

Happy Thanksgiving REALNEO

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 16:40.

Exquisite decay.

On Thanksgiving eve, a little over a year following the death of Ed Hauser - the primary community activist for preservation of the National Historic Landmark Dyer Coast Guard Station, on Whiskey Island - I went Hauser Way to photograph this best location in the nation, to share with you on Thanksgiving day. Enjoy.

REALNEO helps your brain age better

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 23:30.

One of my most valued resources for insight on health, the environment and aging is The Myth Of Alzheimer's, and I strongly recommend anyone reading this post subscribe to their e-mail updates and read that site regularly - it updates nearly daily.

The Myth Of Alzheimer's is absolutely about you, your family, your friends, and all our futures, as we all age together on this human-changing world until we die.

The Real NEO Post-Citizen-Hauser Era, Year 2: Learning The Meaning Of "The Process Is Broken!"

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 14:15.

Citizen Ed Hauser smiling, at AJ Rocco's in Cleveland Ohio

Citizen Ed Hauser, Victorious In The Battle Of Whiskey Island - "Ask Not What Your Planet Can Do For You..."

It has been a year since Northeast Ohio lost our selfless civic activist "Citizen" Ed Hauser, silencing the great voice in the community saying that "The Process is Broken".

November 14, 2009 - the one-year anniversary of Ed's death - a group of family and friends came together on the beautiful Whiskey Island Ed saved, before a late Autumn setting sun, to toast a glorious man, and mourn a most cursed and horrible year in Northeast Ohio without Ed.

What does the dawn hold for this long-suffering region, in the second year without Citizen Hauser?

CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY: Social Sciences Book Club Discussion

Submitted by newmillenniumli... on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 14:50.

The Social Sciences Department of the Cleveland Public Library is facilitating a non-fiction book club.  Our discussion will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 12:00 PM in the Social Sciences Department.  We will discuss the book entitled, "The Orgins of Christmas," by Joseph Kelly, professor at John Carroll University.  

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Amy Goodman interviews Harvard Professor and member of Physicians for a National Healthcare Program (video)

Submitted by Eternity on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 11:24.

Max Eternity - Substantiating the very reason why Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich and other progressives voted against the Democrats' recently passing Healthcare Bill in the House of Representatives, Harvard professor and member of Physicians for a National Healthcare Program, Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, states that "single-payer" is the real solution to the problem, not the watered down "public option."  Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! interviewed Dr.

International Design Competition Results Exhibit

Submitted by lmcshane on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 08:50.
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Robert Maschke Architects is pleased to sponsor the arrival of a traveling exhibit featuring winning and top submissions from the d3 Natural Systems international design competition.   The exhibition will be on display at 1point618 located in Gordon Square at

The First Lady visits the Sesame Street garden

Submitted by Eternity on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 22:00.

Healthcare reform

Submitted by lmcshane on Mon, 11/09/2009 - 05:34.

The House passed an historic health care bill - how did your Representative vote? Find out and contact them here: http://is.gd/4PTXs